The bill expands the exceptions to the prohibition against minors working in hazardous duty jobs to include minors participating in a manufacturing internship in any manufacturing establishment.

By law, with certain exceptions, no minor can work in any occupation deemed a health hazard by the Department of Public Health or otherwise hazardous by the labor department (DOL).
The law exempts from this prohibition:

1.
16- and 17- year olds in bona fide apprenticeship courses in manufacturing or mechanical establishments, vocational schools, or public schools;

2.
minors who have graduated from a public or private secondary or vocational school and are employed in manufacturing or mechanical establishments;

3.
minors enrolled in cooperative work-study programs approved by the State Department of Education and DOL;
and